Only 10 more days of school left here and last week was Teacher Appreciation week. Here are some cards I made for our teachers. Ironically, both of our teachers' favorite dessert is ice cream, so we filled the cards with ice cream gift certificates for them to use over the summer!
Karen Lockhart's Pencils, on Neenah Natural White, were colored with these Copic markers:
I chose these bright, happy papers from BasicGrey's Oh Baby line to coordinate with the bright pencils. The images were then cut and matted with Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Rectangles and popped up on dimensional foam tape (Scotch brand). Here's a full view of the yellow card that's hiding in the top photo:
My favorite Thanks a Bunch sentiment is also by Karen Lockhart. These fabulously bright Card Buttons (Summer) are a new line Ellen Hutson is carrying that coordinate perfectly with the Memory Box line of cardstock and notecards (and also these brights from BasicGrey)! You get a combination of 5 colors in 3 different sizes in each package! Ellen also lists the Memory Box cardstock colors at her site that coordinate with each package of buttons -- in 3 different color families.
I always like to "dress" my buttons, so while trying to think of something to tie these with that would coordinate with the bright colors, I noticed a small sliver of cardstock on my table that I had trimmed off this cardfront, so I threaded it thru the button and tied it . . . perfect coordination!
I'll be back tomorrow with another installment of our Dirty Girl challenges . . ."Who" knows what might be in store for you!
What an awesome card! LOVE the colors you used! How clever to use the paper on the button!
Posted by: cathy tidwell | May 19, 2008 at 10:10 AM
just love these bright, "juicy" colors, Sharon!
Posted by: trudee | May 19, 2008 at 10:23 AM
An absolutely cheerful card and I love this Lockhart stamp. What a wonderful occasion to use it on.
Posted by: Becca | May 19, 2008 at 10:46 AM
Love these...so fun! Love the coloring on your pencils...
Posted by: Lori Craig | May 19, 2008 at 12:01 PM
This is gorgeous! I love the bright colors and the stamp is so cute. I bet the teachers will love it!!!
Have a good one!
Posted by: Tiffany Miller | May 19, 2008 at 12:04 PM
These are absolutely gorgeous! The colors are so bright and cheery and the stamps are just perfect for a teacher! All your little "extras" really add to them too! They'll love them AND the ice cream gift certificates!
Posted by: Debi | May 19, 2008 at 12:15 PM
cute coloring and fun papers!
Posted by: Conniecrafter | May 19, 2008 at 01:27 PM
how do you keep your markers from bleeding? is it the paper? i use GP white and i'm a complete novice--i hate for my color to bleed outside my lines!!!
also, this stamp, i love it
Posted by: Mary Dawn | May 19, 2008 at 01:39 PM
Wow! only 10 days left. My sister is a teacher, and she still has 25 teaching days left.
Posted by: Tamara | May 19, 2008 at 08:08 PM
These are so cute Sharon! Love the bright colors!!
Posted by: Viv (VivLyn) | May 20, 2008 at 05:39 AM
My kids get out on May 30th. That is awefully late for us. I sure hope next year isn't the same!! Lovely cards!! The teachers will love them!
Posted by: Misti | May 20, 2008 at 07:57 AM
Stunning coloring..and yummy Ice Cream certificates!!!
Posted by: chris mott | May 20, 2008 at 08:08 AM
Bright and cheerful are these cards. Love them.
Posted by: Joan | May 20, 2008 at 01:06 PM
These cards are perfection!
The teachers will love them!
Posted by: Lynn | May 20, 2008 at 06:46 PM